Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pleasant Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pleasant Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pleasant Hill is located in Fort Bend County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill:
- Fort Bend County (The home county of Pleasant Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Fulshear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weston Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
- Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Simonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cumings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
- Pecan Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Cinco Ranch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Pin Oak Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Katy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Katy is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
- Beasley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Wallis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brazos Country
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Frydek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- San Felipe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sealy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rexville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rexville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Millheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Bellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cat Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Damon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lochridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Sandy Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Colorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Eagle Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Boedecker Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
- Eldridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
- Ramsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Westlake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Westlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Barker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catalina Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Catalina Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
- Westfield Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
- Ashford Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Westpark Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Addicks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Deerfield Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Parkway Villages
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Settlers Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Alief
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Brookshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pattison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clemons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Pine Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Prairie View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wharton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- East Bernard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nottawa is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
- Hungerford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lissie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wharton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newgulf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bonus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonus is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
- Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Flora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mackay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mackay is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Hill.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Hill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pleasant Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Goss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Prayer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pool Hill Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simonton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Cemetery
- The Simonton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simonton Community Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McNabb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- San Gabriel Cemetery Annex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- The Byrd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosenberg Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257031 <2>
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Brookshire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Pleasant Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Fulshear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Rosenberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Clodine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Bernard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crabb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
- Pattison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kendleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Clemons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- San Felipe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Land
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nottawa is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Hill.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Hill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pleasant Hill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fort Bend County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Colorado County
- Harris County
- Waller County
- Wharton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |